Treasures of ruin
The treasures of ruin (Japanese: 災いの宝 Treasures of Calamity), also known as Ruinous Legends,[1] are a quartet of Legendary Pokémon consisting of Wo-Chien, Chien-Pao, Ting-Lu, and Chi-Yu. They originated in an unknown land, but currently reside in the Paldea region.
The four treasures of ruin share a primary type, Dark; a category, "Ruinous Pokémon"; and a signature move, Ruination. Their signature Abilities are all variations of each other, sharing the effect of lowering a certain stat by 25% for all Pokémon on the field except themselves when they are in battle.
History
The four treasures of ruin were once normal objects originated from a distant land in the east of Paldea. These four treasures were a set of wooden tablets, a sword, a vessel, and a set of beads. As time passed, each of the treasures were corrupted by negative human emotions; grudge, hatred, fear and envy respectively, gaining life and cladding themselves in dead leaves, snow and ice, dirt and rocks and fire respectively, to create their bodies, becoming the Legendary Pokémon Wo-Chien, Chien-Pao, Ting-Lu, and Chi-Yu.
One day, in the ancient times of Paldea, a merchant came from the east in possession of these four treasures, traveled to the Paldea region and presented them to the Paldean king. In excitement, the treasure-obsessed king quickly bought them all, keeping them in his castle with his other treasures. The king's greed however, eventually caused the four treasures to awaken, transforming into their Pokémon forms. The four Legendary Pokémon went berserk and caused a disaster that completely destroyed the castle and almost the entire kingdom with afterwards.
Eventually though, the four of them were defeated and sealed away in different shrines scattered across the Paldea region by Pokémon wielders called out by the Paldean king. Wo-Chien was sealed within the Grasswither Shrine, Chien-Pao within the Icerend Shrine, Ting-Lu within the Groundblight Shrine, and Chi-Yu within the Firescourge Shrine.
Similar movesets
| Lv. |  Wo-Chien Dark Grass |
 Chien-Pao Dark Ice |
 Ting-Lu Dark Ground |
 Chi-Yu Dark Fire |
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| 1 | Absorb | Powder Snow | Sand Tomb | Ember |
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| 5 | Tickle | Icy Wind | Spikes | Flame Wheel |
| 10 | Payback | |||
| 15 | Poison Powder | Mist | Stomp | Will-O-Wisp |
| Stun Spore | Haze | |||
| 20 | Mega Drain | Ice Shard | Bulldoze | Flame Charge |
| 25 | Leech Seed | Swords Dance | Whirlwind | Incinerate |
| 30 | Growth | Snowscape | Taunt | Confuse Ray |
| 35 | Ingrain | Night Slash | Thrash | Nasty Plot |
| 40 | Dark Pulse | |||
| 45 | Giga Drain | Icicle Crash | Stomping Tantrum | Lava Plume |
| 50 | Ruination | |||
| 55 | Foul Play | Sucker Punch | Throat Chop | Bounce |
| 60 | Power Whip | Sacred Sword | Rock Slide | Swagger |
| 65 | Grassy Terrain | Recover | Memento | Inferno |
| 70 | Knock Off | Throat Chop | Earthquake | Memento |
| 75 | Leaf Storm | Sheer Cold | Fissure | Overheat |
| Moves in bold get STAB. Moves in italics do no damage. | ||||
Base stat comparison
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| Total | 570 | 570 | 570 | 570 |
In the games
Pokémon Scarlet and Violet
The four treasures of ruin are scattered across Paldea, sealed in special shrines. Wo-Chien's can be found in South Province (Area One), Chien-Pao's can be found in West Province (Area One), Ting-Lu's can be found in the Socarrat Trail, and Chi-Yu's can be found in North Province (Area Two). Their shrines are usually locked, but can be unlocked after pulling out eight different stakes scattered across their respective areas. Upon pulling out all stakes, their shrines will unlock and the respective Pokémon can be called out to battle by interacting with their shrines.
In the manga
Pokémon Adventures
Scarlet & Violet arc
None of the treasures of ruin have appeared in Pokémon Adventures so far, though Scarlet, who's a treasure hunter, has mentioned she wishes to find them.
Gallery
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Music
| Games | Location | Song name | Composition | Arrangement |
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| S V | When battling the treasures of ruin |
Ruinous Legend | Unknown | Unknown |
| Song names marked with an asterisk are unofficial, as they have not received a soundtrack release. | ||||
Trivia
- The treasures of ruin share similarities to the guardian deities:
- They are a quartet of Legendary Pokémon situated in a particular region.
- Both quartets share a base stat total of 570.
- Each quartet has a shared type: the treasures of ruin share the Dark type, while the guardian deities share the Fairy type.
- The respective quartets' signature moves, Ruination and Nature's Madness, are differently typed variations of each other, both being moves that deal damage equivalent to half the target's remaining HP.
- Both quartets also share variations of given Abilities: the treasures of ruin all have variations of Abilities that lower a stat of all other Pokémon on the field when they are present, while the guardian deities all share Abilities that summon a different type of terrain upon entering battle.
- Wo-Chien, Chien-Pao, Ting-Lu, and Chi-Yu all have their names romanized in the Wade–Giles format in English, Spanish, and Italian. In French and German, their names are instead romanized in the Hanyu Pinyin format, with their respective names being Chongjian, Baojian, Dinglu, and Yuyu respectively in those languages.
In other languages
- Treasures of ruin
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- Ruinous Legends
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References
- ↑ From the name of their battle theme, "Ruinous Legend ♪"
See also
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